A Decade of Hit Books

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Deana (25 Lists)



Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
3,026 books — 5,571 voters
Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerAlive by Piers Paul ReadMidnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham102 Minutes by Jim DwyerKiller Show by John Barylick
Non-fiction Disaster Books
329 books — 333 voters

Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey
Apocalypse Challenge
110 books — 187 voters
Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey
Hugh Howey’s Wool Universe
71 books — 31 voters

Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven
Apocalypse / Post Apocalyptic Books
141 books — 18 voters
Wool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Overstory by Richard Powers
Cli-Fi: Climate Change Fiction
469 books — 749 voters

Watchers by Dean Koontz
Scariest Books Ever
146 books — 123 voters
FantasticLand by Mike BockovenHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Fictional Books About Found Footage
14 books — 31 voters

Wool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyReady Player One by Ernest Cline
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,233 books — 9,158 voters
Watchmen by Alan Moore
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
797 books — 1,379 voters

It by Stephen KingPet Sematary by Stephen KingHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Long Walk by Richard BachmanThe Stand by Stephen King
Best Horror Novels
2,130 books — 5,691 voters
Galveston by Nic Pizzolatto
HBO's True Detective
115 books — 120 voters

The Long Walk by Richard BachmanWool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyReady Player One by Ernest ClineThe Stand by Stephen KingWatchmen by Alan Moore
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,087 books — 26,982 voters
Wool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyThe Long Walk by Richard BachmanThe Stand by Stephen KingWorld War Z by Max BrooksSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Apocalypse: It's Over, Dude.
626 books — 775 voters

Alive by Piers Paul ReadTo Sleep with the Angels by David CowanInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerTriangle by David von DrehleFire in the Grove by John C. Esposito
Books about Horrible Tragedies or Disasters
264 books — 62 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingThe Long Walk by Richard BachmanWorld War Z by Max BrooksSwan Song by Robert McCammonOryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Adult Dystopian Books
150 books — 259 voters

Swan Song by Robert McCammonWool by Hugh Howey
Nuclear Apocalypse
73 books — 177 voters
It by Stephen KingWatchmen by Alan Moore
Dark Days Dystopian for the Not so Young Adult
97 books — 47 voters

V for Vendetta by Alan MooreSwan Song by Robert McCammonOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodLucifer's Hammer by Larry NivenThe Long Walk by Richard Bachman
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,311 books — 3,596 voters
Shadow Divers by Robert KursonLetters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke102 Minutes by Jim DwyerTo Sleep with the Angels by David Cowan
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,417 books — 8,206 voters

Franny and Zooey by J.D. SalingerNine Stories by J.D. SalingerThe Glass Menagerie by Tennessee WilliamsLabyrinths by Jorge Luis BorgesThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,818 books — 49,881 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiOn Writing by Stephen King
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,197 books — 28,383 voters

The Fountainhead by Ayn RandThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Books Every Human Being Should Read
3,127 books — 2,428 voters
New Moon by Stephenie MeyerGuilty by Ann Coulter
The Worst Books of All Time
8,125 books — 19,915 voters

The Egypt Game by Alton RaibleThe Changeling by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Favorite Young Adult Novels
710 books — 827 voters